Carmenta bassiformis

Carmenta bassiformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Carmenta
Species:	C. bassiformis
Binomial name
	Carmenta bassiformis; (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
	Aegeria bassiformis Walker, 1856 ; Trochilium lustrans Grote, 1880 ; Aegeria aureopurpura Edwards, 1880 ; Aegeria bolli Edwards, 1881 ; Aegeria sexfasciata Edwards, 1881 ; Aegeria consimilis Edwards, 1881 ; Aegeria eupatorii Edwards, 1881 ; Aegeria imitata Edwards, 1881 ;

Carmenta bassiformis, the eupatorium borer moth or ironweed clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.^[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1856, and is found in the United States from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Kansas and Texas.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to September.

The larvae feed on the roots of ironweed and Joe-Pye weed.

References

^ Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
^ "Butterflies and Moths of North America". Butterfliesandmoths.org. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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